The very high incarceration rate in the US has an obvious human cost, as well as a very high financial cost. A report by
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Sanctity of Life, Crime, and the Death Penalty
Life is not inherently sacred. There is nothing sacrosanct about the life of a serial murderer or rapist. Life is sacred only to the
Contracts Between Consenting Adults
The primary civil duty of the state is to enforce contracts entered into between consenting adults, although state involvement should be a last resort.
The Fundamental Questions
What is a crime, and how are crimes to be punished? It’s important to note that most thinking about crime and punishment is what
Punishment Based on Where, rather than When
People have spent years in US prisons for marijuana possession, which is now legal in many states. Prostitution is illegal in most of the
Does Less Torture Mean More Civilization?
There has been a sea change; whereas the use of torture and brutal punishments were routine, they are now the exception, and the subject
Crime and Punishment – A function of place and time?
In medieval times a man might have his hand cut off for stealing. Mutilation and branding were common punishments in Medieval Europe. The two
Justice for an Unjust World
Crime and punishment around the world is a function of custom, time, place, and chance, rather than reason or the application of any universal